Councillor John Parker went back to his old geology books last month when the constuction company building the new Leaside Gardens arena found a two-metre-long boulder nearby. It’s smooth, resembles a baked potato and looks …more
Back in the 1970s, Leaside initiated its first comprehensive traffic study, led by the LPOA, to regulate and reduce cut-through traffic. Controversy raged. Many residents living on Leaside’s quieter streets feared that any traffic plan …more
RioCan has now bought itself another chunk of the Leaside Life area, the former Brennan Pontiac Buick site on Bayview at Broadway, where a Whole Foods store will be built. RioCan also owns Sunnybrook Plaza …more
townofindianlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6-15-16-Minutes.pdf On Wednesday, Feb. 27 the future of 262 Bessborough Dr., the Elgie farmstead, was the subject of a well-attended public meeting at Leaside Library. Matthew Garnet of Renaissance Homes, with the support of ERA …more
William “Bill” Valliere, who co-founded the The Endangered Animal Sanctuary on Millwood Rd., died aged 73 on Feb. 15 in Grafton, near Cobourg, where the sanctuary had moved. Lorna Krawchuk, at the time an East …more
MP John Carmichael says he is “continuing to work… finding a solution” to night airplane noise “… but I am not optimistic that there is (one) that will please everyone”. He met Feb. 18 with …more
The Leaside Novice Synchronized Skating Team came in second at Skate Canada’s national competition in Calgary earlier this year, ensuring that the annual event was not another sweep by teams from Quebec, as has been …more
KABOOM is the clever name of the fireworks store at the corner of Laird and Parkhurst. For my family the name is part of our history. Our family connection with Leaside goes back to Sir …more
There has been strong reaction in the community against the offer from SmartCentre of a Section 37 community benefit payment of $500,000 towards the Leaside arena expansion. Councillor John Parker replied to a letter from a Leaside …more
Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside-East York, monthly meeting, Thurs. April 18, Northlea United Church, 125 Broadway, 7.30 p.m. Terry Fallis, author and winner of Canada Reads and Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. Visitors and …more
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